Game of the Month

Game of the Month: November 2005

Mercifully, the drag-down knock-out fight that ensued while picking October's Game of the Month subsided at the end of November. Was it exhaustion from the Xbox 360 launch? Maybe. Was it the gastronomic sleeper hold that turkey puts on people? Maybe. Either way, the process of picking November's best was more mellow and subdued than prior months. Without any further ado, here are our picks for November's best.

Even since the original Super Mario Kart game came out on the Super NES back in 1992, the series has been known for having some of the best multiplayer action around. Whether you're racing against your buddies or trying to burst their balloons in the battle mode, there's just something wildly addicting about taking Mario and company around the track.

The only thing that was really missing from later versions of the game (we're looking at you, Double Dash!!) was the ability to play the game online. So you can imagine our excitement when we learned that the DS entry in the series would be one of the first games to take advantage of the system's WiFi capabilities. And believe us, the experience doesn't disappoint. Being able to hop online at anytime and challenge strangers to a race is great fun. Add to that the challenging mission mode and plethora of unlockables (you gotta love R.O.B.), and you have one of the best DS titles out there.